When it is the Right Time for Your Boiler Replacement

Posted by Paul Adams on October 25th, 2019

When you make a list of essential facilities in the home, boilers must be included as one. Boilers make sure that the temperature of a home is warm and favourable all-year long.  However, due to their constant usage, boilers can get old, and their components can become worn out, thereby reducing their efficiency.

About 55% of your yearly energy bills is equating to your heating in the home.  Therefore, you must check your boilers regularly and ensure that they are always well serviced and maintained.  With the decrease in the efficiency of a boiler, there is a chance that the boilers can become unsafe due to degradation. This leads to the question; how often should you replace your boilers?

The most common type of boilers in the UK is called a Combi boiler, which was first introduced in the 1980s. It is essential to state that with proper maintenance and regular servicing, this boiler should be able to last for about seven years comfortably.

How To Know That Your Boiler Is Not As Efficient As Before

Usually, the signs that can tell you, if a boiler is functioning are often pronounced. However, there are times when you need an extra check on the boilers to be able to know that they are not working correctly. For instance, the flame on the burner should be coloured blue. However, when the boiler starts emitting hazardous carbon monoxide, the flame becomes more yellow than blue colour. This is a visible sign that your boiler needs to be replaced. If you notice such fault, you should stop using the boiler and contact a professional such as 4D Heating and Plumbing company immediately. We have a team of gas safe registered engineers and plumbers who are skilled in solving plumbing and heating issues in the shortest time possible, using the right tools and most modern technology.  In the event of a boiler breakdown, our engineers and plumbers can attend to your plumbing and heating issue within record time and help you fix the boiler’s faults.

If your boiler has low pressure and is still losing pressure, then you need our expert service to resolve your boiler problem and to pinpoint the source of the problem and fix it.

• Increased Energy Bills

If you notice an unusual rise in your energy bills, then it is about time you get a boiler repairer to check your boiler. An inconsistent energy bill can be traced to a faulty boiler, especially if the boilers have lasted for a while. You are advised to try to compare your annual energy usage by logging on to your supplier portal; this should give you an indication as to whether the energy bill change is from your boiler.

• Overall Temperature

If you feel colder than usual at home, then your boiler is likely to be faulty. Get in contact with us at 4D Heating and Plumbing and our gas safe engineers will be available at your doorstep to check out your boiler problem and fix it, to restore your normal room temperature.

• Noise

Different sounds can be associated with varying faults in the boilers. If your boilers are making strange sounds, it is an indication that your boiler may be faulty. In situations like this, do not hesitate to contact us at 020 3475 3026 for emergency boiler repair services. Our gas safe registered engineers will reach out to you and get your boilers fixed and functioning properly within a short time, depending on the nature of the issue that needs to be fixed.

Why Should You Get an Annual Boiler Service?

Getting your boilers serviced regularly can help prevent a lot of dangers and malfunctions. It is necessary to have an annual boiler check as issues can be discovered early in the course of servicing your boiler, and this can save the users a lot of stress and extra money. When problems are discovered on time, preventive measures are taken to stop them from developing into more severe faults.

When servicing a boiler, a gas safe registered engineer will visit your home, remove the casing on the boiler and look into the boiler. He will be able to identify the faults in the boiler after looking at the components. Some components may be faulty and need to be replaced, and the engineer should be able to replace them and get your boilers back to their original state.

The following are some checks that should be carried out on your boiler in the course of servicing, they include;

• Checking the flames
• Checking the seals
• Checking the pressure
• Checking the internal components of the boiler
• Checking to see that the boiler fires up properly
• Clean-up the parts
• General inspection of the entire boiler system.

The durability of your boiler is dependent on the type of boiler and the manufacturing brand of the boiler.

At 4D heating and plumbing, our plumbers and engineers are trained and are friendly and experienced from our years of handling both complex and simple plumbing and heating issues. We are available 24/7 to offer emergency plumbing and heating services to our clients. We have a rapid response mechanism to your plumbing needs using the right tools and equipment. Additionally; we provide a brand new boiler installation for a fraction of the cost of standard boiler installation.